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- Financial misconduct ·
Megachurch pastor Craig Groeschel follows Tim Tebow in suspending ties to Life Surge
- By Bob Smietana·
- October 4, 2026 1:20 pm·
The pastor of one of the nation’s largest churches will no longer speak at Life Surge, a series of Christian leadership and finance events accused…
- 5 comments·

- Litigation ·
Former employee sues Life.Church for disability, age discrimination
- By Ann Marie Shambaugh·
- June 3, 2026 4:29 pm·
A former employee who was fired more than a year ago from Oklahoma-based Life.Church has turned around and sued them, saying the megachurch has violated…
- 11 comments·

- Abuse ·
Former staff at Life.Church describe toxic work culture and an alleged assault by Pastor Craig Groeschel
- By Ann Marie Shambaugh·
- April 23, 2026 7:15 pm·
Jon Mays could hardly believe his eyes: The pastor of the nation’s largest church was apparently assaulting one of his own employees. While walking past…
- 32 comments·

- Pastoral Misconduct/Abuse ·
Nathan Peternel, AG pastor, to undergo ‘structured restorative process’ over homemade sex tapes
- By Mark A. Kellner·
- February 28, 2026 8:27 am·
The lead pastor of an Indiana megachurch will undergo a “structured restorative process” imposed by his Assemblies of God district after homemade sex tapes of…
- 42 comments·

- Crime ·
Indiana pastor’s son gets 6 years for possession of child sex abuse material
- By Mark A. Kellner·
- February 16, 2026 2:49 pm·
The son of a prominent Indiana pastor with close ties to the state’s lieutenant governor has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading…
- 6 comments·

- Crime ·
Former Life.Church intern sentenced for distributing child sexual abuse material
- By Ann Marie Shambaugh·
- January 20, 2026 3:47 pm·
A former intern at one of America’s largest megachurches was sentenced Jan. 16 to more than 14 years in prison for possessing and distributing child…
- 2 comments·

- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Former Life.Church Intern Facing Federal Charges for Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material
- By Ann Marie Shambaugh·
- August 16, 2025 8:40 am·
A former intern at Life.Church, one of the largest megachurches in the country, is facing federal charges for allegedly possessing dozens of videos and images…
- 15 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Disgraced New Zealand Pastor Rebuilding Ministry with Help of Other Megachurch Pastors
- By Rebecca Hopkins·
- June 26, 2025 4:50 pm·
The founder of New Zealand’s largest church, who resigned three years ago amid allegations of mistreatment of interns and church members, is rebuilding an international…
- 9 comments·

- Christian Media ·
On YouVersion Bible App, Americans Looked for Hope, Not Arguments, In 2023
- By Bob Smietana·
- December 18, 2023 10:25 am·
Bobby Gruenewald might know more about how Americans read the Bible than anyone else in the country. For the past 15 years, Gruenewald, an online…
- 0 comments·

- Christian Media ·
YouVersion Bible App Marks 15th Anniversary
- By Aaron Earls·
- July 12, 2023 8:50 am·
When the App Store launched for iPhones on July 10, 2008, users could check Facebook, chat on AOL Instant Messenger, and read the Bible. The…
- 0 comments·

- Christian Media ·
$100 Million Ad Campaign Aims to Get Young Adults to Reconsider Christian Faith
- By Josh Shepherd·
- March 16, 2022 4:15 pm·
This week, an alliance of Christian media ministries announced the launch of an extensive $100-million-dollar national ad campaign to share inspirational messages about Jesus Christ…
- 27 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Life Church Adds One More Site — In Virtual Reality
- By Sarah Einselen·
- December 21, 2021 2:30 pm·
One of the nation’s largest megachurches is adding one more satellite campus — and it’s in virtual reality. Life Church, led by Global Leadership Network…
- 2 comments·
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